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It's like Reddit, or uh, a billion other things in life. People complain about it because they don't have the will or emotional health[1] to be disciplined abou
by wutbrodo 4y ago
It's like Reddit, or uh, a billion other things in life. People complain about it because they don't have the will or emotional health[1] to be disciplined about how they use it. Despite following a decent number of econ- and politics-adjacent accounts, my feed is high-quality because I keep an extremely high bar for intellectual honesty, and remove those who violated it, even when accounts were previously high quality[2].
Though to be fair, I do have to avoid reading the replies in every post. This feels like an actual loss, since they often contain thorough, intelligent rebuttals or supplements. It's just not worth wading through all the insane people.
[1] I say this with empathy. I think outrage addiction is real.
[2] eg Nate Silver and Matt Yglesias both turned into trolls at one point, though silver has since improved